Come and meet me and hear some readings from Rounding Third: October 9, 8 pm, The Greater Cleveland LGBT Center Coming Out Day--Guest Speaker, 6425 Detroit Ave in Cleveland, OH 44102 October 15, Noon, Penn State, 233 HUB, University Park, Pennsylvania
Male
100 years old
san diego, California
United States
writing, photography, working out, hiking, reading, dancing, pool, anything fun with fun people
Music
Lately Acceptance and Joe Brooks, but my tastes include almost everything from Beethoven and Bach to Five for Fighting and Jimmy Eat World, just no rap or country
Movies
Casablanca, Breaker Morant, Trick, Ferris Bueller, Airplane, Gettysburg, L.I.E., Latter Days, Breaking Away, Glory, Princess Bride, Wonder Boys, My Cousin Vinny and a few thousand others.
Television
Books
Too many to list. The ones I've written. The ones friends have written and then Catch 22, and any Steinbeck or Ernie Pyle or Michael Chabon or Scott Heim or James Baldwin. Tapping the Source, and lots of history and other nonfiction.
Heroes
Albert Schweitzer, Ernie Pyle, Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, Mark Twain, Roberto Clemente, Rachel Carson, Ben Franklin, Charles Wilson Peale, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain.
About me: You can learn more about me and Rounding Third and find links to lots more of my writings at waltergmeyer.com.
Check out the first three chapters of my new novel, Rounding Third, posted as blogs on my page.
The plot:
The synopsis of the book: Rob Wardell is a seventeen-year old who feels like he doesn't quite fit in anywhere--not at home, not at school and not on the baseball field. The small, shy boy stays on the high school baseball team only to please his father since he knows he will never get to play. He’s living his life alone until he finds himself drawn into a friendship with the team’s new star pitcher, Josh Schlagel. The two boys hit it off instantly; maybe it's because Josh isn't exactly welcomed by the team either. But as Rob and Josh grow closer and start spending more time together away from the field, Rob realizes this his friend is hiding something. The bruises on Josh's body and his reluctance to let Rob know about certain parts of his life have Rob suspicious. When Josh's secrets are finally revealed and become life threatening, Rob and his family must step up to the plate.
Who I'd like to meet: Some advance praise for Rounding Third:
“Rounding Third is the amazing tale of Rob and Josh. I found myself rooting for these young men, wishing that I could enter the book and save them. Their journey is filled with hope, sorrow, joy." – Noël Alumit, Lambda Literary Awarding winning author of "Letters to Montgomery Clift"
"Walter Meyer has written a moving and powerful story. Rounding Third is a page turner and I couldn't put it down once I started reading. You find yourself deeply caring for the fate of the characters and moved by their struggle to find themselves and each other. A unique, well written and wonderful novel." -- David Mixner, author of “Stranger Among Friends”
“From the opening sentence, “Rounding Third” resonates with readers. All will find something to relate to, and learn from, in this compelling and important story.” -- Dan Woog, author of the “Jocks” series
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Thanks! Christine
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